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Sunday, July 06, 2014

Iran pilot killed fighting in Iraq

Iraqi Su-25 FrogfootAn Iranian pilot has been killed while fighting in Iraq, state media reported Saturday, in what is thought to be Tehran’s first military casualty during battles against Islamic State fighters.

Iran’s official IRNA news agency did not say whether the pilot died while flying sorties or fighting on the ground.

It said Col. Shoja’at Alamdari Mourjani was killed while “defending” Shiite holy sites in the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous6/7/14 10:58

    RIP. Condolences to his family.

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